Bruce G. Peabody is Professor of Political Science at Fairleigh Dickinson University.Krista Jenkins is Professor of Political Science and Director of PublicMind at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

"Can we live without heroes? The authors wrestle with that question forcefully, objectively, and in doing so guide us well." - Roderick P. Hart, University of Texas at Austin"Where Have All the Heroes Gone? is a model of social science inquiry. The book provides a winning mixed-methods approach, using both the voices of our elites and ordinary Americans. Peabody and Jenkins have produced a must-read." - Marc Hetherington, Vanderbilt University"The book is provocative, well-written, challenging and convincing in its major thesis, and very skilled in its analysis." - Gerald Pomper, Rutgers University"This book's merit is not only in its superb scholarship; it is also moving and inspiring. Written in clear and easy prose, Where Have All the Heroes Gone, with its emphasis on the divergence of elite and common conceptions, is a turning point in our understanding of an ancient and universal theme." - Barry Schwartz, University of Georgia

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Exploring Popular and Elite Understandings of HeroismChapter 2: Political Rhetoric and HeroismChapter 3: Media Discourse and the Evolving Hero FrameChapter 4: Public Opinion and HeroismChapter 5: People's Views about HeroismChapter 6: ConclusionNotes BibliographyIndex

Bruce G. Peabody is Professor of Political Science at Fairleigh Dickinson University.Krista Jenkins is Professor of Political Science and Director of PublicMind at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

"Can we live without heroes? The authors wrestle with that question forcefully, objectively, and in doing so guide us well." - Roderick P. Hart, University of Texas at Austin"Where Have All the Heroes Gone? is a model of social science inquiry. The book provides a winning mixed-methods approach, using both the voices of our elites and ordinary Americans. Peabody and Jenkins have produced a must-read." - Marc Hetherington, Vanderbilt University"The book is provocative, well-written, challenging and convincing in its major thesis, and very skilled in its analysis." - Gerald Pomper, Rutgers University"This book's merit is not only in its superb scholarship; it is also moving and inspiring. Written in clear and easy prose, Where Have All the Heroes Gone, with its emphasis on the divergence of elite and common conceptions, is a turning point in our understanding of an ancient and universal theme." - Barry Schwartz, University of Georgia

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Exploring Popular and Elite Understandings of HeroismChapter 2: Political Rhetoric and HeroismChapter 3: Media Discourse and the Evolving Hero FrameChapter 4: Public Opinion and HeroismChapter 5: People's Views about HeroismChapter 6: ConclusionNotes BibliographyIndex

Bruce G. Peabody is Professor of Political Science at Fairleigh Dickinson University.Krista Jenkins is Professor of Political Science and Director of PublicMind at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

"Can we live without heroes? The authors wrestle with that question forcefully, objectively, and in doing so guide us well." - Roderick P. Hart, University of Texas at Austin"Where Have All the Heroes Gone? is a model of social science inquiry. The book provides a winning mixed-methods approach, using both the voices of our elites and ordinary Americans. Peabody and Jenkins have produced a must-read." - Marc Hetherington, Vanderbilt University"The book is provocative, well-written, challenging and convincing in its major thesis, and very skilled in its analysis." - Gerald Pomper, Rutgers University"This book's merit is not only in its superb scholarship; it is also moving and inspiring. Written in clear and easy prose, Where Have All the Heroes Gone, with its emphasis on the divergence of elite and common conceptions, is a turning point in our understanding of an ancient and universal theme." - Barry Schwartz, University of Georgia

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Exploring Popular and Elite Understandings of HeroismChapter 2: Political Rhetoric and HeroismChapter 3: Media Discourse and the Evolving Hero FrameChapter 4: Public Opinion and HeroismChapter 5: People's Views about HeroismChapter 6: ConclusionNotes BibliographyIndex